FA's still buggy, sure...but the thing I like about it compared to VCL or other simple 'archive' type art sites is this: FA is vastly more linked together. It's much closer to a 'community', though that doesn't mean much. I don't mind the comments or whatever, but the method I browse through FA is by finding an artwork or artist I like, going through their gallery but also going through their favorites. Chances are someone I like will have other artist that I might like as well. And so on. That, and the 'watch' system (which is similar to LJ friends lists), makes it a huge deal easier to keep up with new art than anything else I've seen.
(Yes, DeviantArt uses the same kind of format, but not the same kind of art.)
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Date: 2005-05-04 12:00 am (UTC)I don't mind the comments or whatever, but the method I browse through FA is by finding an artwork or artist I like, going through their gallery but also going through their favorites. Chances are someone I like will have other artist that I might like as well. And so on.
That, and the 'watch' system (which is similar to LJ friends lists), makes it a huge deal easier to keep up with new art than anything else I've seen.
(Yes, DeviantArt uses the same kind of format, but not the same kind of art.)